Joli Fou Formation
The Joli Fou Formation is a allostratigraphicalunit of middle Albian age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. It takes the name from the Joli Fou Rapids on the Athabasca River, and was first described in an outcrop along the river, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) downstream from Joli Fou Rapids, by RTD Wickenden in 1949.
| Joli Fou Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Colorado Group |
| Underlies | Viking Formation |
| Overlies | Mannville Group |
| Thickness | up to 61 metres (200 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 56.044°N 112.585°W |
| Region | Alberta, Saskatchewan |
| Country | Canada |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Joli Fou Rapids |
| Named by | Wickenden, 1949 |
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